Category Archives: Peace Region
Sexsmith residents head to the polls in December
Residents of Sexsmith will head to the polls in December for a by-election. That town’s mayor, Claude Lagace passed away September 29th. So far two town councillors, Kate Potter and Ian Penner, ...
Oct 22, 2018
Open houses planned for the Tri-Municipal Industrial Partnership Area Structure Plan
Open houses are being held this week regarding the Tri-Municipal Industrial Partnership Area Structure Plan. The site for the proposed Heavy Industrial District Project is south of Grande Prairie in t...
Oct 22, 2018
GPPL appoints new Director
A new Library Director has been named to head the Grande Prairie Public Library. Deborah Cryderman has her Masters in Information & Library Studies from the University of Alberta and comes from Ca...
Oct 22, 2018
Kids Need To Stay Physically Active into their Teens
A current trend shows that teenagers are becoming less active in physical activity and sports. Executive Director of Grande Prairie Sport Council Karna Germsheid says there is a decline in participati...
Oct 21, 2018
BC Peace Communities Elect New Municipal Councils
Dale Bumstead has been re-elected as the mayor of Dawson Creek, garnering 85 percent of the votes. Meanwhile former area MLA Blair Lekstrom was elected to one of the six council spots in the Mile zero...
Oct 21, 2018
Local Students Honoured with National Volunteer Awards
A pair of local Grade 12 students were awarded the Governor General’s National Medal for Volunteers last week. Kaydence Redding and Grace Stephenson are part of the Maverick Movement Social Just...
Oct 21, 2018
Municipal Election Day in BC
Ratepayers in British Columbia are voting in municipal elections today. In Dawson Creek, two people are running for Mayor. They are incumbent Dale Bumstead and challenger Trenton Larz. There are nine ...
Oct 20, 2018
GPVSB accepting volunteer nominations for 2018
The Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau is looking for a few good volunteers that deserve recognition. The Bureau’s Executive Director Carol -Ann Pasemko says they are accepting nominations...
Oct 20, 2018
House fire in Debolt considered arson
RCMP are investigating a house fire that happened on Monday. At half past noon on October 15, police were called and reported to a house fire on Township Road 720 in Debolt. Officers were told that tw...
Oct 19, 2018
Victim services to get more money from province
CALGARY – Alberta is adding another $4.5 million to its victims of crime fund. Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley says the money will go to a number of initiatives, including $1.1 million to help ...
Oct 19, 2018